I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group takes note of the report of the Secretary-General (A/76/783) entitled “Tackling inequalities to end the AIDS pandemic” and the recommendations contained therein.
We are gathered here today to un…
In Namibia’s capacity as a member of the African Union Committee of 10 on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council, I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote after the voting on behalf of the States members of the African Union, following the General Assembly’s adoption of resol…
Allow me first to thank you personally, Mr. President, and all delegations, for participating actively in the recent special meeting of
the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 …
I wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Ambassadors José Alfonso Blanco Conde of the Dominican Republic and Enrique Austria Manalo of the Philippines, as well as their teams, for facilitating the negotiations on the Political Declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Gl…
I would like to join my colleagues in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this plenary meeting to discuss the draft oral decision on the question of equitable representation on, and increase in, the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.
My delegation is…
On the occasion of this historic high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS, in the midst of yet another global health pandemic, I have the distinct responsibility of introducing a pre-recorded video address by the Vice-President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Mr. Nangolo Mbumba.
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of my fellow facilitator, the representative of Australia, Ambassador Fifield, and, of course, on my own behalf and on behalf of Namibia. It was an honour for us to co-facilitate the modalities resolution for the 2021 high-level meeting on HIV/ AIDS (…
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to you, Mr. President, and to all delegations for their active participation in the special meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, held in New York on 1 December to observe the International Day o…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council.
I join other Member States in congratulating our colleagues the Ambassador of Poland on her re-appoi…
I have the greatest pleasure and honour to introduce His Excellency Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, who will present his contribution to the general debate during the historic seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly through a pre-recorded statement.
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this important meeting of the General Assembly to consider four draft resolutions under item 35 (A/74/L.14, A/74/L.15, A/74/L.16 and A/74/L.17) on the question of Palestine, as recommended by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalie…
I take the floor to join colleagues in expressing our appreciation to the President for convening this meeting on agenda item 122 on the question of equitable representation on the increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council ahead of the forthcoming in…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on the assumption by the United Kingdom of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. I thank you for organizing today’s open debate on this important topic.
If one looks at the never-ending list of unresolved conflicts and the amount of tim…
Namibia thanks you, Sir, for organizing this open debate on the important topic of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would also like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for his briefing on the situation in the region.
My delegatio…
As this is the first time this month that I take the floor, I join colleagues in congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I furthermore wish to express our appreciation to you for convening this very important meeting on the cent…
Allow me, at the outset, to join others in expressing our deepest sympathies on the passing of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and, in particular, to his bereaved loved ones.
I also wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your successful presidency of the Council …
As your presidency of the Council comes to a close, Sir, I would like to commend you for the manner in which you have led the Council this month. We further thank you for having organized this important debate and for the moment of silence at the beginning of this debate devoted to the victims of te…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the topic of sexual violence in conflict. I would also like to thank Germany for its strong commitment in support of the women and peace and security agenda.
I thank all the briefers for their riveting, detaile…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting and for Germany’s strong commitment to the women and peace and security agenda. I also thank you for the leadership you have assumed during your membership of the Security Council as a non-permanent member. I would also like to thank t…
I wish to join colleagues in expressing our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having convened this very important meeting
on silencing the guns in Africa. Namibia proudly co-sponsored resolution 2457 (2019), which was unanimously adopted here today. I would also like to take this opportunity …
